Road Defects and Highway Maintenance

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1 IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) e-issn: ,p-ISSN: X, Volume 15, Issue 2 Ver. II (Mar. - Apr. 2018), PP Road Defects and Highway Maintenance Shaikh Sameer J., Mr. Kanahya Bhutada, Mr. Sainath Poharkar, Mr. Devidas Chavade, Mr. Kedarnath Engineering Department, Mgm s Polytechnic College, Aurangabad, India Corresponding Author: Shaikh Sameer J Abstract: This paper summarizes the ongoing researches about the defects in Flexible and Rigid pavement and the maintenance in Flexible and Rigid pavements. In the past, lots of researchers have already studied the defects and problems of maintaining the Flexible and Rigid pavements all over the world. Efforts have been made to refer some of the publications related to this topic. Various defects in Flexible and Rigid pavements have been identified since the existence of Flexible and Rigid pavement. Pavement structure can be destroyed in a single season due to water penetration.defects in Flexible and Rigid pavements is a problem of multiple dimensions, phenomenal growth of vehicular traffic (in terms of no. of axle loading of commercial vehicles), the rapid expansion in the road network, non-availability of suitable technology, material, equipment, skilled labor and poor funds allocation have all added complexities to the problem Flexible and Rigid pavements. Maintenance is set of activities directed towards keeping a structure in a serviceable state during its design life, Maintenance of a road network involves a variety of operations, i.e., identification of deficiencies and planning, programming and scheduling for actual implementation in the field and monitoring. The essential objective should be to keep the road surface and appurtenances in good condition and to extend the life of the road assets to its design life. Broadly, the activities include identification of defects and the possible cause there off, determination of appropriate remedial measures; implement these in the field and monitoring of the results. Keywords: Defects, Flexible and Rigid Pavement, Maintenance, Road, Rutting, Paved Roads Date of Submission: Date of acceptance: I. Introduction A road network system is perhaps one of the most important necessities for the economic development of any country, particularly developing countries. Many of developing countries, therefore, invest huge amount on road construction, while many developing countries appreciate the necessity for huge investment in capital development of roads. Only a few give due importance to the road maintenance. It is found more glamorous to embark on new construction than to maintain what is already in existence. But unfortunately pavement structure can be destroyed in a single season due to water penetration. Maintenance activities may be required at intervals throughout the year, but their frequency varies with traffic, topography and climatic conditions, type of roads, grading and repairing pot holes and ruts for paved roads. They include repairing pot holes, surface patching, sealing of cracks and road surface marking. Transportation contributes to the economic, industrial, social and cultural development of any country. II. Figures and Tables 1. Highway Maintenance Types and Activities:- Type of Maintenance Pavement Type Activities Preventive (periodic) Flexible Rejuvenation Mill and replacement of surfacing Rigid Reinstatement of load transfer Under sealing Pressure relief joints Provision of edge support Retro fit drains Unpaved Regraveling Regraveling of shoulders Road marking Remedial (routine, recurrent, reactive) Road sign repair and replacement Safety repair and replacement Drainage (subsurface, chutes, channels, batter drains, lined catch-drains) clearing and repair Grass-cutting and pruning of vegetation DOI: / Page

2 Emergency (urgent) Flexible Rigid Unpaved Mending of fences Removal of litter Winter maintenance (preventative salting, salting and Resurfacing (with surface dressings, slurry, thin asphalt, micro thin asphalt, etc.) Patching (flexible) Crack sealing (flexible) Full depth patching (rigid)a Partial depth patching (spalling repair) Joint and crack sealing (rigid) Slab jacking Under sealing Retexturing (grinding, grooving, cold milling) Recementation of cracks Gravel and repair Blading Spot regraveling Bridge and culvert repair Cleaning of spillages Replacement of damaged guard-rails and road signs at critical positions Repair of washouts, rock or earth slides Removal of dead animals, trees, etc. Clearing of accident sites 2. Defects And Its Measure:- 3. Table for Physical and Financial Achievement of Road: - DOI: / Page

3 4. Table for deciding Severity of Road:- III. Performance Analysis For the better understanding of Road Defects and its maintenance we were seen the actual defects on road as we studied with the help of books and reference papers. And also divide them as their type of defect. We also analyse the defects and knowing their severity. We were also measured the size of defects. And also study defects in traffic sign and road sign. We were observed and measured the defects on Jalgaon Road, Bajarang Chowk Road, Siddharth Chowk Road and T.V. Centre Road, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. DOI: / Page

4 Table No.1: Showing the Measurements of Defects at Central Naka to Seven Hills Road Name of Road :- Central Naka To Seven Hills Road (800m) Sr.No. Type of Defect Length Action Width (cm) Depth(cm) (cm) Required 1 Rutting Patchwork 2 Pothole-1 Diameter= 29cm 0.9cm Patchwork 3 Pothole-2 Diameter= 82cm 3.2 Patchwork 4 Longitudinal Crack Sealing 5 Longitudinal Crack Sealing 6 Longitudinal Crack Sealing 7 Raveling Patchwork 8 Side Erosion Along the Length of Road Reconstruction of edges Table No.2: Showing the Measurements of Defects at Siddarth Chowk N-6, CIDCO Name of Road :- Siddarth Chock Cidco N6 Sr.No. Type of Defect Length (cm) Width (cm) Depth(cm) Action Required 1 Rutting Patchwork 2 Pothole-1 Diameter= 29cm 0.9cm Patchwork 3 Pothole-2 Diameter= 82cm 3.2 Patchwork 4 Pothole-3 Dimension=52cm 2.1 Patchwork 5 Net Formation Patchwork 6 Net Formation Patchwork 7 Raveling Patchwork 8 Side Erosion Along the Length (654Cm) Reconstruction of edges Table No.3: Showing the Measurements of Defects at Bajarang Chowk N-7, CIDCO Name of Road :- Bajarang Chock N-7 Cidco Sr.No. Type of Defect Length (cm) Width (cm) Depth(cm) Action Required 1 Rutting Patchwork 2 Pothole-1 Diameter= 45cm 0.65cm Patchwork 3 Pothole-2 Diameter= 76cm 15cm Patchwork 4 Deformation cm Patchwork 5 Deformation cm Patchwork 6 Fatigue Patchwork 7 Raveling Patchwork IV. Discussion and Result Above tables shows the measurement that we were measured on Central Naka Road, Siddarth Chowk Road and Bajarang Chowk Road, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. Table No.1 shows the defects and their dimensions on Central Naka to Seven Hills Road (800m) which is need to maintain before it get high severity of DOI: / Page

5 damage. Table No.2 shows the defects and their measurements in Siddarth Chowk Road N-6, CIDCO which has high severity and the road is needed to maintain quickly. Table No.3 shows the defects and their measurements in Bajarang Chowk Road N-7, CIDCO which has high severity and the road is needs special attention. V. Conclusion After going through number of researches we conclude that defects in flexible and rigid pavement are a problem since long time and there is a need of identification of problems and rectifying them. Thus it is concluded that a research needs to be done so as to see the various alternatives which can be adopted. Acknowledgement This work is supported by the Prof. Shaikh Sameer J. and the MGM s Polytechnic College, Aurangabad. References [1] Al-Mustansiryah University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Highways and Transportation Engineering, Highway Maintenance Course ( ). [2] T. F. Fwa, The Handbook of Highway Maintenance By Taylor and Francis Group(2006). [3] NRRDA s (National Rural Road Development Agency) guidance notes of Managing Maintenance of Rural Roads (October 2014) [4] Zulufqar Bin Rashid, Dr. Rakesh Gupta Review Paper On Defects in Flexible Pavement and its Maintenance, Associate Professor and Director, Civil Engineering department, SRMIET, Bhurewala, Haryana, India. [5] Bureau of Indian affairs Division of transportation BIA transportation facilities Maintenance handbook [6] IRC (Indian Road Congress) IRC: , Code of Practice for Maintenance of Bituminous Surfaces of Highways (January- 1982). [7] Dar-Hao Chen and Cindy Estakhri s Material, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Testing of Pavement. [8] Avinash Gupta s Highway Construction and Maintenance. [9] Robert A. Douglas s Low Volume Road Engineering: Design, Construction and Maintenance. [10] Road Maintenance Techniques by Jim Campbell, Chief Engineer, Cold-chon. Shaikh Sameer J "Road Defects and Highway Maintenance. IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE), vol. 15, no. 2, 2018, pp DOI: / Page